It’s a Spooktacular Fund Drive episode!

 

It’s a Spooktacular Fund Drive episode of Handful of Brains! (Tuesday, 7 – 9 PM) We’ve got treats! We gave away a pair of tix to see Dogs In A Pile & Kitchen Dwellers at The National on 11/1!

We’ve got tricks with lots of scary music from Shagwüf, Johnny Marr, Bauhaus, Frank Zappa, Patterson Hood, Rikki Rakki, & more!

And we hope you’ll treat us by donating during our Fall Fund Drive at wrir.org! Besides needing money for all the usual upkeep and bills, we need some extra right now to help us dig out of our recent and unexpected transmitter issues. It would mean a lot to me if you’d give something. Even if you can’t give at a premium level, $20, $10, $5- anything is helpful. Give now at wrir.org!

(Photo: Larry Racioppo)

Carsie Blanton & The Burning Hell!

 

We gave away tix to see Carsie Blanton & The Burning Hell at Richmond Music Hall on 10/18 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 10/13/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Mick Jagger, The Afghan Whigs, Elvis Costello, Hard Working Americans, The Mommyheads, Jesse Welles, Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds, Katie Pruitt, Phoebe Bridgers, Angine de Poitrine, Modest Mouse featuring Califone, deep glens, Sharp Pins, Jim Legxacy, & more!

You can listen to the show any time you like here: https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202610131900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist: https://www.wrir.org/2026/10/13/win-tix-to-see-carsie-blanton-the-burning-hell/

White Denim!

 

We gave away tix to see White Denim w/ Arc Iris at Richmond Music Hall on 10/5/26 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 9/29/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve also got an eclectic batch of music, including The Hurricane Party, Peter Gabriel, Alabama Shakes, Mavis Staples, Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon, Lee “Scratch” Perry, & more!

You can listen to the show any time you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202609291900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/09/29/win-tix-to-see-white-denim/#playlist

Violent Femmes!

 

We gave away tix to see Violent Femmes at The National on 9/23/26 on Tuesday’s Handful of Brains! (originally aired 9/22/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Keith Richards, U2, Los Hermanos Alacranes, Patois Counselors, Elvis Costello, Bill Monroe, Slightly Stoopid, The Cult, Shera Shi, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202609221900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/09/22/win-tix-to-violent-femmes/#playlist

The struggle is real

 

The struggle is real. But we can help on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 09/16/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Gladys Knight & The Pips, Meshell Ndegeocello & CAT POWER, Prince, Glen Hansard, Dropkick Murphys, Fred Tackett & Scott Sharrard, Son Volt, Goose, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202609151900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/09/15/the-struggle-is-real-3/#playlist.

(Comic: Mrs. Frollein)

Minus the Bear!

No picture this week. Blogger is acting up.

We gave away two tickets to see Minus The Bear -Menos El Oso 20th Anniversary Tour at The National on 9/17 on Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 9/8/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Mykki Blanco, Dinosaur Jr., Johnny Copeland, Mikaela Davis, Grateful Dead, Steve Cropper, Keep, Gary Stewart, Greg Freeman, Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202609081900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/09/08/win-tix-to-see-minus-the-bear/#playlist

Let me show you around, maybe play you a sound

 

“Let me show you around, maybe play you a sound” on Handful of Brains! (Tuesday 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Tim Curry, Kendall Street Company, Grateful Dead, King Hannibal, Bruce Springsteen, Boards Of Canada, Momoko Gill, Queens of the Stone Age, Robert Lester Folsom, & more!

You can listen to the show any time you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202609011900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/09/01/let-me-show-you-around-maybe-play-you-a-sound/#playlist

American Aquarium!

 

We gave away tickets to see American Aquarium & Nathan Evans Fox at Broadberry on 9/6 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 8/25/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Prince & the Revolution, St. Vincent, Circles Around The Sun, The S.O.S. Band, Paul Rodgers, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202608251900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/08/25/win-tickets-to-see-american-aquarium/#playlist

Robert Earl Keen!

We gave away tickets to see Robert Earl Keen & Race Ricketts @ The National on 8/20 on Handful of Brains! (Originally aired Tuesday, 08/18/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio).

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Taj Mahal, Billy Strings, Flea feat. Nick Cave, Dry Cleaning, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Phoebe Bridgers, Rhiannon Giddens, Robert Plant, Echo and the Bunnymen, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202608181900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here is a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/08/18/well-give-away-tickets-to-see-robert-earl-keen/#playlist

 

Things are always strange!

Things are always strange on Handful of Brains! (Originally aired Tuesday, August 11, 2026,  7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Keith & Donna, Sam & Dave, Dogwood Tales, RUSH, Tori Amos, CAT POWER, Mikaela Davis, Jeff Tweedy, ZZ Top, The Damned, Elephant Stone, Joe Jackson, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202608111900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/08/11/things-are-always-strange/#playlist

(photo: Jazwares Stranger Things WSQK Radio Station Playset)